《长空之王》:国族叙事与时代文化表征

Born to Fly:National Narration and Cultural Representation of the Times

《长空之王》延续了“新主流”军事电影的旺盛势头,也为空军电影创作带来了新的契机。本片或可视为第一部真正意义上的试飞员电影,其创造的情感震撼,来自现实层面人民军队发展建设伟大实践中蕴含的强大精神力量。作为典型的国族叙事,影片的主题设置与人物塑造都带着鲜明的新时代文化烙印,本片也成了探析新时代主流文化的典型表征。空军装备的跨越式发展,电影工业水平的显著提升,都为空军电影的未来发展奠定了坚实基础。中国空军电影前景可期。

Born to Fly,a military film,continues the vigorous momentum of"new mainstream"films,and also brings new opportunities for air force film creation.This film may be regarded as the first real test pilot film,and its emotional shock comes from the spiritual strength contained in the development and construction of the people's army at the realistic level.As a typical national narrative,the theme seting and characterization of the flm are marked by the culture of the new era,and this film has become a typical representation of the mainstream culture in the new era.The leap-forward development of air force equipment and the remarkable improvement of film industry have laid a solid foundation for the future development of air force films,and the future of China air forcefilms can be expected.